Vegetables you only have to plant once? Sounds like a dream come true. Except it might be slightly more complicated than that. Join hosts Tiff and Kat as they take you on a perennial vegetable journey — from good perennial vegetables for beginners to why growing Jerusalem artichokes may not be your next best move. Learn which are easy perennial vegetables to grow, and which you can avoid eye contact with at the seed store.

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Sources

• Amy Manning: https://amymanning.substack.com/p/perennial-vegetables-mostly-duds
• GrowVeg.com: https://www.growveg.com/guides/best-edibles-for-pollinator-gardens/ 
• RuralSprout.com: https://www.ruralsprout.com/perennial-vegetables/ 
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• Martha Stewart’s blog: https://www.themarthablog.com/2023/04/planting-asparagus-at-my-farm.html 

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